April 2010- August 2012

While looking for a two-bedroom home requiring no maintenance, the current owners drove by the Dark Harbor House and instantly fell in love with her. There was just one catchshe had (at that time) 13 bedrooms and was in declining conditionbut that problem dissolved, at least in the owners' minds, when they saw the [...]

An Islesboro Summer Cottage: the Beginnings

The original owners of the Dark Harbor House, an Islesboro summer cottage, were George and Ellen Philler, from Philadelphia. Mr. Philler was the President of First National Bank of Philadelphia. He became acquainted with the property through friends who had an interest in the Islesboro Land and [...]

"I've often thought if someone were coming to visit America for the first time, I'd send them to... Islesboro Island, where there's a great Victorian inn called Dark Harbor House, a gracious place with no phones, and fireplaces in all the [...]

"One Summer in Dark Harbor is Worth a Dozen Summers Abroad"

- Charles Dana Gibson, America's most famous turn-of-the-century illustrator

  Dark Harbor, located on the southern end of Islesboro, is home to a majority of the islands impressive cottages. Overlooking the Dark Harbor itself, Dark Harbor House is the gateway to this enclave of turn-of-the-century homes, and is viewed by many as one of its most [...]